2013 Navy Regatta

A line of boats push across the starting line Saturday during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Josh Richline (from left), Mark Foster and Lane Jarvis prepare their ship, the Horny Toad, Saturday as they get ready to set sail from the Corpus Christi Yacht Club dock for a race to the base during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta.

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Race committee members Ben Foster and Chrystal Sebring (back) raise different colored flags, letting sailors know how much time is left before their race Saturday during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Crew members lean off the sides of their boats to balance their ships Saturday as they come off the staring line during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in the Corpus Christi Bay.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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A line of boats push across the starting line Saturday during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Chrystal Sebring writes down the race course coordinates Saturday as members of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club race committee prepare for the start of the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Crew members make adjustments to the sails Saturday at the start of their race in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Sailboats make their way out of the marina Saturday as they get ready to compete in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in the Corpus Christi Bay.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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Crew members make their approach to the starting line, trying to time their arrival with the signaling of the official start of the race Saturday during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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Sailors swarm around the starting line Saturday as they wait for the race start countdown in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Crew members scramble from one side of the boat to another Saturday as they compete in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Crew members make adjustments to the sails Saturday at the start of their race in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Crew members scramble across their boats Saturday as they cross the starting line during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Sailors make their way across the bay Saturday as they compete in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Sailors make their way out into the bay Saturday as they get set to compete in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Ben Foster with the Corpus Christi Yacht Club prepares to start the countdown Saturday before the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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The final wave of sailors pull away from the starting line Saturday as they compete in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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Crew members lean off the sides of their boats to balance their ships Saturday as they come off the staring line during the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in the Corpus Christi Bay.

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Sailors make their way out into the bay Saturday as they get set to compete in the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.$RETURN$$RETURN$

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Mark Foster helps adjust the sails Saturday as the Horny Toad pulls out of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club docks for the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.

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Ben Foster (right) with the Corpus Christi Yacht Club gives a thumbs-up as sailors check in with the race committee members Saturday before the 51st Annual Navy Regatta in Corpus Christi.